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The world says goodbye Brottiers

The

and Sisters in

conclave to elect the

begins Monday, April

Diocese of Charlotte,

People gather at churches,

Christ,

new pontiff

EVENT GATHERS TOGETHER

Here in

INTERRELIGIOUS, POLITICAL LEADERS

1 8.

let

t/ie

us unite our

prayers to the prayers ofthe Universal

funeral in

Rome

CATHOLIC NEWS

by

Church, in supplication to the Holy Spiritfor a

TVs during pope's

SERVICE

ROME — People worldwide

new Shepherd.

gathered

Sincerely yours in Christ,

churches and

in

in front

of TVs as Pope John Paul neral

was celebrated

in

II's

fu-

Rome.

In addition to being attended

The Most Rev.

by dozens of interreligious lead-

Peter, J. Jugis, J.C.D.

Bishop ofCharlotte

ers,

the April 8 funeral of Pope

John Paul last

may have marked his when more

1 1

diplomatic coup

than 200 heads of state and government delegates some bitter adversaries came together to pay their last respects.

Prayer for the

—

Conclave

—

See FUNERAL, page 9

Come, Holy

Spirit,

fill

the

hearts ofyour faithful and enkindle in

them the

fire

of your

More Coverage

love.

page 8 V. Send forth your Spirit

celebrate

and they shall be created.

R. And you shall renew the

Bishop Jugis to

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Masses

for

new

pope's election

face of the earth.

page 9

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Transition time

Let us pray.

offers

O God, who by the light of the

young people

Holy of the

Spirit,

CNS

faithful,

grant us

His

in the

Monarchs, heads

Square

'WITH

consolation.

in

Through

Christ our Lord.

of state

and other dignitaries attend the funeral of Pope John Paul

II

in

St.

Peter's

at the Vatican April 8.

same

and ever to

rejoice

photo from Reuters

for

did instruct the hearts

Spirit to be truly wise

THE LORD'

Amen.

Terri

Lord God,

You

good lessons

Schindler Schiavo

remembered

are the eternal shep-

herd and guide. In your mercy

at

Mass

grant your Church a shepherd

who

will walk in your ways and whose watchful care will bring us your blessing.

Priests, laity reflect on

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for

struggle for life

ever and ever.

Terris impact,

funeral celebration.

Eight priests and two deacons processed to the altar, which was covered with lilies and other flowers.

by

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chorus

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The Catholic News & Herald

April 15,

2005

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the world to your own backyard

Unborn Victims

Act

of Violence

signed into law in West Virginia WHEELING, W. Va. (CNS)

UNCOMMON BOND

making

it

— A law

become

a separate crime to injure an

unborn child drew praise from the bishop

for signing the life

Bishop Michael J. Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston congratulated the

"Christy and Ashley's Law,"

Unborn

With

the signing of the

ginia joins 30 other states with similar

Christy Alberts was almost nine months pregnant when she was shot and killed. The baby, whom she had named

March

bill

It is

named

Ashley Nicole, also

crimes against a preg-

nant woman.

unborn

justice to families

If an

child

is

injured

may also be charged with that on behalf of the child.

It

passed both houses of the legisla-

ture by

overwhelming

majorities. It will

Diocesa n, planner

who have had their unborn children killed or injured at the hands of a criminal."

The bill exempts abortion, acts by the mother, medical treatment and research from prosecution.

CHARLOTTE — A reunion for Charlotte Catholic High

O'Donoghue School and Our hady of of 1954 through 1965 is being considered for Fall 2005. E-mail Madeleine Chartier Crawford at madeleine@harpermachinery.com or call Joyce Hartis O'Keefe at (704) 536-5049 if you are interSchool,

Mercy School

during a March 28 press conference, where

Calif.,

it

was announced Dan Haverty would

The 67-year-old bishop needed the transplant from primary sclerosing cholangitis. An uncommon progressive liver

give part of his liver to Bishop Weigand.

because he suffers disease,

it

causes scarring near the

liver that affects

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

— The

St.

Martin De Porres Do-

minican Laity Chapter meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the rectory building

of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information,

at the Basilica

contact Beverly Reid at (423) 6338-4744 or

the organ's function.

bebereid@adelphia. net.

HENDERSONVILLE — The St.

recovering from

Francis of the

meets the fourth Sunday of each month 2:304:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West. Visitors and inquirers are welcome. For more information, call Joanita Nellenbach, SFO, (828) 627-9209 or

liver

(CNS)

—

need for prayers, or would in

Bishop William K. Weigand of Sacramento

and Dan Haverty, the El Dorado Hills parishioner who donated two-thirds of his

ficer for

from

Steve Turner, public information ofthe

fire district, visited

Havertys April

5.

He

department family" will be supporting the Havertys during Dan's recovery.

"Dan's an extremely giving individual," Turner said. "To donate part of his body to help the bishop is so consistent with Dan's

following the usual postoperative course,

nature and the

Magnino, director of communications for the Sacramento Diocese.

"There were no surprises in the surgery and no complications," she said.

Haverty, assistant chief of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District and a member of Holy Trinity Parish, was to be released from the hospital April 9, according to his wife, Terri. She has been by her husband's side since he checked in March 81.

Terri Haverty said her husband and Bishop Weigand have been visiting

The

man know and I

like to offer

prayer for others' needs, please

Chain at

St.

John Baptist de La

call

your time the Rosary

Salle Church.

respect."

bishop received about 70 percent

of Haverty's liver during a six-and-a-half-

hour operation, directed by Dr. John Roberts, chief of transplantation surgery at

CHARLOTTE

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE —

Theology on Tap will meet at

Pepperoni's Pizza in Park Road Shopping Cen-

4267 Park Rd; Tuesdays in April, at 6:30 The theme for the sessions will be "Uncorking the Truth About God, Sex, and the Sanctity of Life" and will feature Father Timothy Reid, Cindy Brown, Dr. Matt Harrison and Abbott Placid Solari as speakers. For more information, contact Catrina Conway at ter,

Roberts said that because the bishop's

ministry comprised of St. ners

who have

Mark Church

parishio-

lost babies before of shortly after

peer ministry, information and

no cost or obligaanyone who has experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn. For details, call Sandy Buck at (704) 948-4587.

CHARLOTTE — Thank God It's Friday (TGIF), a weekly support group for separated and divorced women, meets every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the New Life Center building, room 114, of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., includ-

men

are invited

every third Wednesday of the month.

TGIF

is

a

healing ministry sponsored by Catholic Social

Matthew Church. For details, call Karen Wepasnick at (704) 541-1891 after 3 p.m.

Services, Charlotte Regional Office and St.

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO

—

Theology on Tap will meet

House 534Q West For more information, e-mai|

April 20 and 27 at Coopers Ale

Market

St.

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has had for the past 24 years, liver trans-

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good option.

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lives

of the

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recipients

said.

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Hiles

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plantation from a living donor proved to be

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We are highly motivated to

948-0231.

HUNTERSVILLE — Elizabeth Ministry is a peer

had been seriously damaged by primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease he

he

sweet.

May

office at (704)

liver

1123 South Church MAIL: P.O. Box 37267, PHONE: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704^ 370-3382

is

St.

class

the hospital.

"However, if there were enough organs donated after death, we would not need to risk the life of a healthy person,"

smile

The

on the book of Exodus and will meet 2005. For details, call the church

will focus

through

Rd.

greensborotot@yahoo.com.

(704) 632-8620.

encouragement to keep plugging away.

That keeps us going," she said. 'The bishop looks great, his eyes are bright and his

Dan tremendous

Catholic Scripture

p.m.

bursts of

"That gives

— Women's

Study meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at

ing a potluck dinner. Divorced

and help make the waiting list shorter for others in need of a liver transplant, Roberts noted.

each day.

The

Rosary Chain is a sizable group and all requests and volunteers are welcome. For details, call Marianna de Lachica at (336) 667-9044.

with the

said the "entire fire

successful liver transplant surgery performed April 1 at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco.

Both Bishop Weigand and Haverty were in fair condition as of April 7 and

said Lynette

HUNTERSVILLE

tion to

VICARIATE

NORTH WILKESBORO — Ifyou have a special

go home and life will go on, but with a whole new sense of what life really means."

liver to the bishop, are recuperating

School's 50th anniversary.

spiritual materials are offered at

transplant surgery Calif.

ested in celebrating Charlotte Catholic High

birth. Confidential

jnell@dnet.net.

BOONE

SACRAMENTO,

classes

Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown

Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order

Bishop Weigand, donor

died.

At the signing ceremony, Melissa

in certain violent

sailant

Weigand of Sacramento,

and Ashley

Adkins, legislative coordinator of West Virginians for Life, said "for far too long, gaps in West Virginia law have denied

offense

K.

for Christy

Alberts.

28.

or killed during particular crimes, the as-

Haverty share a moment with Bishop William

known as West Vir-

bill

"The passage of this law could not have come at a better time than the Easter season, with its promise of new life," said Bishop Bransfield after Manchin

The law establishes that an unborn may be a separate and distinct victim

Terri

West Virginia.

laws.

child

Dan and

and for his support ofpro-

bill

initiatives in

Victims of Violence Act and praised Gov. Joe Manchin for signing it.

signed the

photo by Cathy Joyce, Catholic Herald

1

of West Virginia's only Catholic diocese.

state Legislature for passing the

CNS

law on July

state

Bishop Bransfield commended Manchin

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April

FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican extends U-S- sexual abuse norms

As church prepares for conclave,

WASHINGTON

doors close to journalists VATICAN CITY

— During

(CNS)

surrounding the death of Pope John Paul II, the Vatican practiced a remarkable degree of openness and enjoyed overwhelmingly positive press coverage of the pope's legacy and a 10-day period

However, as the church prepared one of its most secret events, the

doors closed once again to journalists.

On

April

9,

The

cardinals were "quite aware

that as soon as he

the church's activities. for

no-interview policy soon after their daily meetings began April 4.

Father Reese said that while the decision was disappointing it was not a complete surprise.

the day after the pope's

was going

was buried the story and it was going

to change,

to be about who's the leading candidate,

about conflict and division, which

is

kind of press they don't want," he

said.

Judging by the rules Pope John

more

1996 for the next conclave, he would probably have agreed with the media ban. He mentioned the need for secrecy 17 times and provided that well before the conclave begins each cardinal take an oath promising not to divulge information about matters "in any way related to the election of the

interviews, in order to concentrate

on prayer, reflection and private discussion before the start of the confully

*•

clave April 18.

Many

who

reporters

Rome

flew to

down. media contact

for the papal transition felt let

The abrupt had been however.

halt in

some

the cards for

in

Some

time,

cardinals pushed for a

Paul revised

in

Roman pontiff."

—

The

granted an extension of the special U.S. church norms for dealing with sexual abuse of minors by clergy, a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spokesman

tion for Bishops

said

March

"The life of the current norms has been extended until further action by the USCCB, which presumably will be in June," said Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco, director of the

USCCB's communica-

Anyone currently unem-

try

come from

the Congre-

who have lost

babies before of shortly after

birth. Confidential

peer ministry, information

ment Support Group held

Room

of

8.

the Parish Life Center,

in

Paul the Apostle Church, 2715

St.

Horse Pen Creek Rd. The group will meet April 28 and May 2 and 26, 7:30-9 p.m. For more informa1

4696, ext. 226. Any-

jjon, call Colleen Assal, (294)

with knowledge of job opportunities is asked wcall Colleen to share them with the group.

fcle

GREENSBORO — If you have a

special need for

prayers, or would like to offer your time in prayer for others' needs, please call the Prayer Chain at

Our

Lady of Grace Church. The Prayer Chain is a sizable group committed to praying for your needs and the needs of your family and friends on a daily basis.

To

request a prayer or to participate in the

Prayer Chain,

call

the church office at (836) 274-

6520. ext. 10 and leave your name, address and phone number.

and spiritual materials are offered

who

obligation to anyone

at

no cost or

has experienced mis-

new born.

carriage, stillbirth or the death of a

For

details, call

Renee Washington

637-0472

Sharon

or (704) 633-0591.

at (704)

Burges

VICARIATE

KERNERSVILLE

— Holy Cross Church, 616

inactiv

St.,

invites

e, feel

w ho

Catholics

all

alienated or

want

1,

two2003.

church laws or decrees have such an expiration date, it is common practice for the Vatican to grant an extension if

work on

a revision

is still

under way

as

the expiration date approaches.

mixed commission of Vatican and met at the Vatican

U.S. church officials Jan. 31-Feb.

to discuss possible revi-

1

two years of

nally granted a "recognitio," or official

experience with the norms.

Vatican approval, to the norms.

sions

The "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" and the

ops at a general meeting and then receive Vatican approval before they can

accompanying

become

tial

Norms

legal

document, "Essen-

Dealing With Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Dea-

first

Any

revi-

be adopted by the bish-

law.

Details of the commission's meeting

for Diocesan-Eparchial Poli-

cies

must

were not pant told

were originally approved by the

tion

U.S. bishops at their June 2002 meeting

rent

made

CNS

public, but

at the

one

partici-

time that the ques-

was raised about extending the curnorms until a revised version can be duly discussed and adopted.

The next

general meeting of the U.S.

bishops takes place June 15-18 in Chicago.

the bishops adopted revisions in

A pint or two

at

WINSTON-SALEM Cherry

March

sions in the light of the past

ficials,

ners

invited to attend the Re-employ-

is

effect for a

gation for Bishops, the office that origi-

comprised of Sacred Heart Church parishio-

ment

United States.

When

After consultations with Vatican of-

—

in the

The norms took

A

did not elaborate, but such an

extension had to

cons,"

ployed or concerned about their present employsituation

church law

tions department.

He

gave the "recognitio"

necessary for the norms to take effect as

year period, beginning

SO.

in Dallas.

GREENSBORO

norms in November December the Congrega-

the charter and

2002, and that

the

funeral, the cardinals agreed not to give

(CNS)

Vatican's Congregation for Bishops has

S.

hav e been

to take another

look at the Catholic Church to attend a series of sessions designed to address issue that have per-

haps cause

a feeling of estrangement. ReMembering Church will meet Wednesdays, April 20 through May 25, follow ing the 7 p.m. Mass For more information, call Juliann Demmond

at (336) 996-7136.

HICKORY

VICARIATE

LENOIR

—

Woodwsay

WINSTON-SALEM

Francis of Assisi Church, 328-B

St.

NW,

Ln.

will host Landings,

reach program for those

who have

left

an out-

the Catho-

Bc Church and are thinking of returning. Landings will meet Saturday evenings at 7 p.m., through

May

should

ing

Anyone

28.

interested in participat-

call

the

— The

Little

church

office

ions is a grief

— The Healing Compan-

support group for the bereaved

that meets the first and

of the

month

in

conference

third Thursdays room B at St. Leo

the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For

further

details,

Joanne

call

Parcel

at

(336) 924-947^.

at

1828) 754-5281.

NEWTON Group is

.group meets the fourth St.

Flowers Catholic Girls'

for all Catholic girls ages five

Monday

Joseph Church. 720 West

Holy

Ihe

Retails,

I

and

of each

,'ith

St., at

up.

Is

The

month

at

4 p.m.

in

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event

open

to the general public?

Please submit notices

Family Hall.

For more call Debbie Vickers at

for the

Diocesan

Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date

1828) 495-2039.

in

writing to

Karen A. Evans

at

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to Photo by Karen Evans

SALISBURY

(704) 370-3382.

VICARIATE

SALISBURY

— Elizabeth Ministry

is

Gina Parsons of the finance department for the Diocese of Charlotte has her arm

a peer minis-

prepared to donate blood

at the Pastoral Center in Charlotte April 6.

Blood Center of the Carolinas collected

1

*™c

and other volunteers

April 17

alendar

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate

— 11 a.m. Sacrament

John the Evangelist Church, Waynesville

April

21—7 p.m.

in thefollowing events:

Sacrament

of Confirmation

Holy

Spirit

pnaimflcno

Church, Denver

11 days April 19 Meeting with

April 23 — 4:30 p.m.

Catholic State Legislators

of Confirmation

Raleigh

St.

Ann Church,

Sacrament

Catholic Social Services Event Winston-Salem

St.

20

— 6 p.m. "Partners in Hope"

April

Venice

-

-

iTflw

November 7-17

Florence

-

Assisi

-

Rome

$2,129

Charlotte

— Diocesan Youth Conference April 26 — 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation

April

employees

at the Pastoral Center.

l

of Confirmation St.

The Community

pints of whole blood from diocesan

1 1

Hosted by Capuchin-Franciscan Friar

24

James the Greater Church, Hamlet

Call

Fr. Ignatius

Zampino,

Thomas Aquinas Church, Charlotte 704-549-1607 for info/brochure/reservation.

St.

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2005

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Alternative aspirations

Walking for a cause

University students spend spring break

with Holy Angels BELMONT

—A

group of college

mentally life-changing.

At Holy Angels, the program

students recently experienced a different

Ten

students from James Madison

to

work on

several special projects,

PUSH

Place, an outdoor area

University in Harrisonburg, Va., traded in

including

week for eight days of volunteer work at Holy Angels in Belmont March 4-11.

that features unique

the traditional vacation

space.

An

campus ministry, the students' goals were to focus on helping others rather than to focus on themselves at the facility that provides services and programs to children and adults with varying degrees lic

at

ice

cream

social

and program

visit.

Holy Angels. Last year, students at Holy Angels' Camp Hope facility, a camp specially designed for people

"Spring Break Alternative" con-

at

worked

communities to engage in service and experiential learning. In doing so, students

with

disabilities.

Holy Angels, a private, nonprofit corporation, was founded in 1956 by the Sis-

community

Many

and play

sets

This was the third year James Madison University students have participated in the Spring Break Alternative Program

cept places teams of college students in

through their hard work.

swing

students also spent time build-

Holy Angels wrapped up the

students'

of mental retardation.

are able to contribute to the

The

ing relationships with Holy Angels residents and staff.

Organized by the university's Catho-

The

of-

fered the students a unique opportunity

kind of spring break this year.

students

have described the experience as funda-

ters

of Mercy.

Photo by Kevin

Hundreds ofpeople participate in

in the

My Shoes, " through Belmont April 3.

AIDS problem

12th Annual

The

Walkfor AIDS, themed "Walk

a Milt

Hlff

andfundsfor House ofMercy, a nonprofit persons living with advanced AIDS. in

Murray

three-mile walk raised awareness of the

in the region

House of Mercy was founded

E.

1991 by

the Sisters

residentialfacilityfor

of Mercy in Belmont

to

provide

housing and compassionate 24-hour carefor low-income persons living with advanced AIDS

More

than

200 men and women have made their home and spiritual support is provided.

at

House of Mercy, where physical

psychological

This year, facility

women have made up 40 percent of the

of its type in

Southern

admissions to House of Mercy, the only

the region.

states,

with a third of the United States population, accountfor approximately 4t

percent of all HIV/AIDS cases.

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in

2003, representing the third consecutive year oJ

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THE NEWS

IN

Many remember Terri Schiavo's

struggle

life,

But for Christians, he life,

TERRI, from page 1

said, the story is

death and resurrection.

They know

the

grief they feel at the passing of a loved one will be transformed into joy, he said.

Theresa Marie Schindler Schiavo was commended to God April 5, as an estimated 700 people packed Most Holy

Name

of

Church in Guhport.

Her body was not there, however. Her husband, Michael Schiavo, had the body cremated April 2 and planned to bury the Fesus Catholic

ishes in Pennsylvania.

The 41 -year-old brain-damaged woman, as Terri, died March 31,13 days after

"We join with Terri's parents tonight in God for the gift of her life," said

thanking

Father Pavone. Looking directly at the Schindlers, he then added,

The meaning said,

feeding tube was removed through a

by her husband.

court order obtained

Many

people stood on the sidewalks

xitside the Gulfport church c\

er loudspeakers.

"It is found when we push ourselves out of the way and make

room

never

met Terri Schiavo but were there

support her grieving family

—

to

her parents,

Bob and Mary Schindler; her brother, Bobby; and her sister, Suzanne Vitadamo.

'There are a lot of people who have no lope for the handicapped," said Marie Carroll of St. Patrick Church in Largo.

The woman

said her experience as the

mother of a 45-year-old mentally handicapped

woman and what

the Schindlers

experienced has taught her greater

com-

passion and love.

In his homily, Father

Frank Pavone,

so

short

and confusing

airth, life see,

many

people,

going through

life,

the

human

this

story

is

and death. Beyond that, they cannot that, they have no hope."

and beyond

Above: Elizabeth Steel, Taryn Sara

weeks of her

restoring

life.

"God sends

us people like Terri to

remind us of the meaning of life," he

said.

"God calls us to go forth from this place and build a culture of life. God calls us to go forth from this place to ensure that Terri, who had such difficulty speaking, will speak

Rodriguez Terri

protest

favor

in

Schiavo's

photo by Paul Haring

and

Allin

of

tube

feeding

rally in front of the White House Washington March 28. The 41 -year-

during a in

old brain-damaged

13

days

after

woman

her

died March 31,

feeding

was

tube

removed under a court order granted to her husband, Michael Schiavo.

louder than ever to this world."

Bobby Schindler read service

from

a

a letter at the

man who had

Schiavo a Purple Heart awarded for service in

Members

Right:

mailed Terri April

of

Vietnam. Dated March 29, the letter

5

"Our prayers are unceasing our hearts are shattered by the great injustice suffered

by Terri, you, America and God-loving

media cover an

of the

Mass celebrated

Terri

Schiavo.

overflowed Holy

in

Nearly

said,

Name

remembrance

700

people

of Jesus Catholic

...

Church

in

Gulfport, Fla., for the service

planned by her parents and siblings.

people worldwide."

"We

believe that Terri suffered

condemned

by an

and was

Vitadamo spoke of her love

for her

act of domestic

brother, her parents and her late sister.

terrorism in the form ofjudicial homicide," the

Looking at her mother, she said softly, "You are the one I ache for the most. I'm so sorry your Terri is no longer with you."

Bob and Mary Schindler wanted media

letter added.

to death

The man, who remained anony-

mous, was shot in the head in Vietnam in 965.

1

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national director of Priests for Life, said:

Tor

for the other," he said.

Father Pavone spoke of the outpour-

and listened

Many in attendance had

never found in throwing other

is

people out of the way.

known tier

"We are with you."

of life and happiness, he

in

tion," said

AND their pare nts.

Fortunately,

Camden

Father Svengros.

"When

talk

I

one of

bitterness or rancor, but

really a

humble

away from the church. Neither were reporters permitted into the center where two public receptions were held.

the cremation of Terri's body with him.

"Sometimes grief has to happen away from the lens of the media," said Father Bill

God, and in tonight's liturgy we entrust her to God. We pray for our sister, and we pray

Svengros, pastor.

for ourselves, for those of us

remarkable people. They have great faith

in

the Lord and certain hope in the resurrec-

trust in the Lord."

He said the Schindlers had not discussed "As Catholics,

we believe her soul is

with

...

behind. But whether her

whether

it's

present

...

body

who is

are

left

cremated or

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April 15,

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

The Synagogue and

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Understanding the Mystery ofthe Mass, Part 13 Last month, we completed the Liturgy of the Word, the first of the two main parts of the Mass. Before moving to the second part of the Mass, we would do well to review what we have learned in our examination of the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

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also the Liturgy of the Eucharist

the Father on our behalf

As members of body, we participate in

fulfillment of the Jewish temple. In the

Christ's mystical his perfect

temple

worship

And

Mass

so the

teaches us

how

animal representing the internal

As we discover

learned that prayer has the

away

move

life

life.

We

saw that the Liturgy of the Word incorporates the Old Testament and the

and

own

offer

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man.

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sacrifice

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gogue with the Jewish temple, the Word of God with the work of salvation, the Liturgy of the

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These prayers conclude the Liturgy of the Word.

But before moving on to the Liturgy sions.

of the Eucharist,

it

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very important to

note the historical and liturgical foundation for the

Mass.

The Mass

is

not merely a

Christian invention or innovation.

New

Testament

tament.

rests

The family tree of Christianity has

Judaism as its roots.

The Liturgy of the

Word

is

the

Christian fulfillment of the Jewish syna-

gogue. In the synagogue, the Jews would listen to the

the Prophets.

The

Torah or the Law and rabbi would then inter-

pret and explain the Scriptures.

Christians, in fact,

The

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REMEMBERING A PONTIFF

Bishop Jugis to celebrate Masses for election of pope by

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

In 1268, cardinals couldn't decide on a

new

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE — As

115 cardinals

under the age of 80 gather in the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, many people around the world are gathering to pray for them and the man they choose as Pope John Paul II-s successor.

In the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop Peter J. Jugis will cekbrate daily Mass

The Masses

for the election of a pope.

will be held at 12:10 p.m. at St. Patrick

Cathedral

in

day, April

1

8,

Photo by Kevin

E.

Murray

X, ordered that

(right),

director of planning for the Diocese of Charlotte, and David

Hains, communications director, hang bunting over the entrance to the diocesan Pastoral

Center

in

Charlotte April 4 as a sign of mourning for the pope's death.

tion,

elected,

Pope Gregory

in the future cardinals

sequestered from the

start,

be

and eventually

became standard

the practice

practice.

The election

of the next pope will be announced by the joyous ringing of the of St. Peter's Basilica, as well as the smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican bells

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and Benediction.

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REMEMBERING A PONTIFF Bush

World says goodbye to the pope

strong disapproval over the inva-

his

most recently during the 2004 visit to the Vatican.

But Pope John Paul's funeral gave

sion of Iraq,

president's June

the world's leaders the opportunity for a

FUNERAL, from page 1

fresh start.

A senior Vatican official told reporters that "the funeral gave these leaders a sense

For those who were unable to attend the found ways to pay honor the pope from home.

mark of

Pope John

Muslims who greeted

Israelis,

"One could see these persons who

said.

Paul.

More

saw

"I

politically."

each other with gestures of affection," he

respect for

clearly felt freer" than they do, for example,

than 40 police officers stood

during U.N. assemblies or meetings.

Our

guard and mounted roadblocks outside

afraid that

people would read their actions

In Pakistan, the national flag flew at half-staff April 8 as a

They were not

of freedom.

funeral, they

the capital,

Vatican Radio called the gathering of

Islamabad, during a memorial Mass attended

heads of state representing some 141 na-

by diplomats and leaders of other faiths.

In Bethlehem, West Bank, nearly 200

parliament, assembled for a special session

Lady of Fatima Church

-

in

tions

Bethlehem University crowded into the small university chapel for a Mass.

The pope had expressed pride in the university, which was founded following his

Pope John Paul April

many

Israelis

In Haiti,

some citizens recalled the first onto

as he stepped

of planetary

CNS

Worshippers pray

church

at a

in

Hong Kong

April

photo from Reuters

8 as they watch Pope John Paul

ll's

funeral on television.

two more records number of

set

the largest

delegates ever to attend a papal

funeral,

and Pales-

tinians foEowed the funeral on their televisions.

words the pope spoke

He attracted

8:

official

visit in 1964.

In their homes,

"a sort

under the sign of common prayer and human solidarity" toward a pope who was loved by many near and far.

members and students from

faculty

around the world

and

his

was the

papal funeral

first

attended by a sitting U.S. president.

Carol Glatz and Editor Kevin E. Murray contributed to this story.

the tarmac at the Port-au-Prince airport in

March

1983: 'Things

The ment

must change

officials

and members of the diplo-

matic corps attended an April 7

pay homage to the pope

Mass

to

at the Port-au-

Many faiths Cameras captured the international and ecumenical flavor of Pope John Paul II's funeral, but

campaigning for May

"We

said

Pope John Paul

"never missed a chance to spend time (with

people from other

faiths,)

so

natural

it's

we

carry on the tradition."

few noted the dozens of interre-

ligious leaders attending the

Prince cathedral.

In Britain, political

Msgr. Machado

here."

bishops' conference, govern-

received so

Transition time between

popes offers new lessons for today's youths

ceremony.

Politics aside

many messages by

Political leaders

were quick

to put aside

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although

5 national elections was suspended for the day

telephone, fax, e-mail, even personal visits"

their differences to attend the pope's funeral.

of the pope's funeral as a mark of respect.

from people of other religions offering con-

most young Catholics could probably recite basic church prayers and list the seven sacraments, they might be a little shaky when it comes to the technical aspects of electing a

Trafalgar Square, and some 200 mourners

Msgr. Felix Machado, undersecretary of the

George W. Bush was just yards away from President Mohammed Khatami of Iran, a country he

the rain to watch the ceremony.

Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

has labeled part of an "axis of evil."

Screens were erected gathered

in

in

London's

Most Masses throughout Britain April 8 were suspended so Catholics could watch the funeral on television. The exception was Westminster Cathedral in

London, which rang start of a

Mass

its bells

for the

pope

to

"Many of them like to

be present

ceremony," he

When

if

also said they

2, said

would

possible at the funeral

said.

the council told Vatican

who met

Khatami,

with the pope

in

With

new pope. the election process set to begin

teachers and youth ministers were

1999, said the April 8 gathering should be a

April

springboard for peace.

trying to get their students up to speed on

'The

officials

presence of such high-level world

1

8,

what takes place behind the doors of the Chapel when the

7 cardinals under

the

organizing the funeral that an interreligious

figures demonstrates the world's respect"

Sistine

time

group was interested in attending, the idea "was well accepted," Msgr. Machado said.

for the pope," said

Khatami.

"I wish this day could be a moment that makes us hope for a future of peace, not of conflict and hostility," he said.

the age of 80 gather in the conclave to elect

mark

at the

dolences after the pope's death April

U.S. President

began at the Vatican.

In Wadowice, Poland, the pope's home town, a giant television screen was erected to his funeral

allow residents to watch the pope's funeral.

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The council arranged for a special

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more than 60 leaders and escort them to the basilica the morning of the funeral.

Msgr. Machado said the group included

—

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Buddhists.

the Palestinian National Authority

'They are our friends," he added. 'The pope endeared (himself to) these people; he came to be so close to them."

One message from a Hindu in India said Pope John Paul's "unfailing love and

seated in the

God inspired millions to fill the spiritual void in their own lives.

He was an

had met with the pope and, at times, had been praised and reproved by him.

pick up the

surrender to

...

example to

all

Representatives of troubled neighbors India and Pakistan as well as Israel and

heads of state

same

— were

section reserved for

in St. Peter's

Square.

Moshe Katsav and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia were among the political leaders there who Israeli

President

The pope

of us."

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Pope John Paul

II's

"It certainly is a

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Kunzler, chair of religious studies at

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Kunzler said her students are interested in the

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for the church, especially since

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it is

so tied up

ritual.

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Kunzler said they want to know what makes a good pope and why certain cardinals would be better suited for the job.

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April 15,

A roundup

WORD TO LIFE

of Scripture,

readings, films and

more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: APRIL 24, 2005

to be unthinkable.

In the questions of Thomas and Philip,

we

II

1)

MAUREEN E. DALY

reviewed by

cyclicals.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Six

Paul

II

summary of the pope's

2)

and approachable

thinking.

A Life ofJohn Paul

Garry O'Connor.

This is a very readable new biography of the pope, tilled with literary and theatri-

pope in the context of world culture and 20thcal references that help to place the

century history.

It

has a detailed chronology of the pope's

noting significant historical events.

life

very

usefiil listing

of the pope's

It

has a

many publica-

tions with a brief description of the content of

And

each.

it

As an author who has written 8 other books, many on theatrical subjects, O'Connor 1

is

able to place

Pope John Paul

II's life in its

proper artistic and philosophical context. This

biography

is

own words

are his

highly recommended.

These short

in visits to hospitals

and residential clinics.

Here are words of comfort and

clarity.

"John Paul

Renzo

II:

A

words

Marsha

BEVERLY CORZINE

This biography sees the pope's life through the lens of miracles, exceptions and as swiftly as an adventure

story through the pope's long, eventful and

As the realization that a great mind has

with death, especially the 1981 assassination

may

attempt, which the biographer and the pope

glory of being raised from the dead have

become the cornerstone of the church.

as the dead.

However, we must ask ourselves'

Dressed

in

lines, "In

my Father's house there are many

wisdom and historical

thenticity. Unfortunately, the portrayal

there

actual faith in the proclaimed

words of

tory-making Jubilee

visit to

the Holy

Christian perspectives.

and concepts of patrio-

identity

and democracy.

Because

"The Moral Theology of Pope John Paul II, "

by Father Charles E. Curran.

all

who

hear his words that

to be done.

Then and now

minister on his behalf

is

A living faith and love of the risen Lord

Today

motivate us to be the comforting hands of Jesus and differentiate us from two-dimensional characters in a set piece.

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

Land

in the

Year 2000, a map of the journey, commentary from Jewish and

and

European

work

Jesus needs real flesh-and-blood people to

seldom part of the film. in John's Gospel, Jesus tries to prepare his disciples for his departure. For the men and women who had supported Jesus during his ministry, the

Jesus

is

close of today's Gospel, Jesus

and

"John Paul II in the Holy

photos, and

responsibility,

of

Philip

Lady of Fatima.

insight include the limits of evil, freedom

tism,

At the tells

11:1-18,

they cover with pithy

cornerstone, of our lives?

dwelling places" with some degree of au-

the pope's speeches given during his his-

topics

whether the risen Christ has become the

black the gathered guests

among persons of

The

We

thing new about the living in the cast as well

The

great intelligence, wide knowledge and

compassionate perceptions.

faith.

the fullness of the promise.

graveside set piece

brings us to the stylized

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL

ting in on fascinating talk

are able to

himself see as an example of the special protection of Our

Own

gives the delightful sensation of sit-

It

We

look back through the lens of Easter

Land In His Words," edited by Paulist Father Lawrence Boadt and Kevin di Camilla, This useful book collects in one place

pope had with two philoso-

pher friends.

us living in the early 21st

the answer.

provides us an opportunity to learn some-

The camera graveside service.

the edited account of conversa-

tions that the

going to the Father"?

know

We know

their

What does he intend when he

know how the story will unwind.

The stigma of being executed as an enemy of the state and the profound

The tone is openly reverential.

be a real pleasure.

am

century

times on television and in the movies.

Williamson.

passed away begins to take hold, readers

meet and converse with Pope John Paul II. For those readers, "Memory and Identity"

Why don't they recog-

Daigle--

sometimes apparently miraculous life. Allegri emphasizes the pope's several near brushes

regret that they never had a chance to

them with

am" and immediately grasp

Those of

listen as the minister intones the familiar

moves

"I

says, "I

We have watched the scene countless

Life in Grace," by

Allegri, translated by

it

book could be a good text for an adult interfaith discussion group that is interested in furthering Christian and Jewish

17-23

Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Easter), Acts 2:14, John 10:11-18; Tuesday, Acts

12:44-50; 6;

11:1 9-26,

Sunday

36-41

,

1

Peter 2:20-25, John 10:1-10; Monday, Acts

John 1 0:22-30; Wednesday, Acts 1 2:24-1 3:5, John

Thursday (St. Anselm), Acts 13:13-25, John 13:16-20;

Saturday

(St.

George,

St. Adalbert), Acts 13:44-52,

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL

focuses on one topic, this

(Fifth

Sunday

Friday, Acts 13:26-33,

John 14:1-

John 14:7-14.

24-30

of Easter), Acts 6:1-7,

1

Peter 2:4-9, John 14:1-12;

Monday

(St.

Mark),

is

a concise yet complete

understanding.

;

15:18-21.

summary of the late pope's moral teaching.

The author gives a systematic analysis of

Daly is book review editor at Catholic News

the moral theology that underlies the pope's

Service and is a graduate student in theology at St.

authoritative teachings, specifically his 14 en-

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can they not see that Jesus and

implications?

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

selections are taken

from messages written for the "World Day of the Sick" or messages addressed to the sick and suffering during his world travels or

It

It is

Why

special graces.

"Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn ofa Millennium, " by Pope John Paul II.

will

by

thoughts and prayers on the meaning of suffering

down-to-

to ponder.

the Father are one?

examples

"The Loving Heart The Private Prayers of

has a bibliography of source

material and suggestions for further reading.

more

to be living

in the pope's

in

are filled

logical,

their questions, Jesus leaves

John 14:1-12

Pope John Paul II, " by Pope John Paul II.

Here

who

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II,

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Jesus motivates us

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"Universal Father:

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"a

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33:1-2, 4-5,18-19

Peter 2:4-9

1

3) Gospel:

Faculty of schools of theology

book

in brief here.

Psalm

hear people like ourselves, grounded

the here and

Readings:

Acts 6:1-7

However, this book is not a polemical

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The

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bogus to blasphemous.

In one scene, Sister Montifiore explains

—

that "the Bible has

decision to produce the six-episode

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human

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difficult to believe

their order's heterodox beliefs

"What

—

threatened by

feels

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have, as

would the pope a conduit to Jesus, if Jesus were no validity

longer in heaven listening to his prayers?"

With such

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investigate a series of strange occurrences

its

—

which seem to herald a final showdown between the forces of good and evil.

Over the next five weeks, their investithem from the United States to Rome and eventually the Holy Land, leading them to a mysterious child who may be either the Son of God or the

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Armageddon

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to be understood symbolically and

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suggesting that

Natascha McElhone co-stars as Sister

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left

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"Revelations" is good storytelling wrapped around bad theology.

Bill Pullman stars as Richard Massey, a Harvard professor and avowed skeptic, grief-stricken by the ritualistic murder of his young daughter by Satanist Isaiah Haden (played to villainous perfection by series

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Like "The Da Vinci Code" whose phenomenal success no doubt weighed in

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is

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April 15,

AROUND THE DIOCESE DEFENDING THE BONDS OF MARRIAGE

Tribunal defender reflects

on 3 0 years of service by

KAREN

A.

EVANS

various lay people and permanent deacons

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE — When

in the diocese.

the Diocese

Hildreth served as the defender of the

of Charlotte was established in 1972, there

bond

was a lot of work to be done

retirement in February.

staffed, ministries to

—

offices to

be created.

The

be

of the fledging diocese were located on the grounds of St. Patrick Cathedral, with fewer than 10 employees on staff Mary Lou Hildreth was the first emin the

more than

three decades until her

As defender of the

bond, Hildreth's duty was to defend the

first

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offices

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Catholic Church assume that every marriage

is

valid.

From that first year, when the tribunal handled only one nullity case, the office now

work with Father Justin Pechulis

handles about 400 cases each year, finishing

diocesan Tribunal Office.

was a lucky strike for me, because had never worked before," Hildreth said.

"It

I

Hildreth did not have a degree in canon

of

between 50 and 75 cases. About 10 percent all marriage nullity cases are denied by

Mary Lou Hildreth retired

the Tribunal Office.

the diocesan Tribunal Office. She served as the defender of the bond, defending

law, so she received her training in Atlanta,

work in Working

Hildreth said she enjoyed her

meeting weekly with a priest who taught her about the inner workings of a tribunal office, or church court, which handles the marriage nullity process under a set of

was "wonderful," she said.

"Some people enjoy the work, and others don't," she said. "You'll see them in

procedures and laws established as part of

other tribunals

the universal law of the church.

months or a

the Tribunal Office immediately. in the tribunal

—

they'll

only stay for six

year."

She also attended workshops across the country.

Stepping in

—

was educated (the diocese) sent me to school two or three times a year," she said. "We had all sorts of support from the bishop and the chancellor."

In the earliest years of working in the "I

is

Sister Sheila Richardson, a con-

vert to the Catholic faith and an eremitic of St.

Augustine.

marriages being investigated for

"reconciliation ministry."

law for a major corporation for more than 10 years. She studied theology

healing," said Sister Richardson. "It

"Mary Lou was an

architect of the

way

the Tribunal Office operates today," Sister

both the advocate for the cases for mar-

Richardson

riage nullity and as the defender of the bond.

Today, the role of advocate is fulfilled by

acknowledged for her work in the tribunal."

Sister Richardson graduated from

"She

is

well

known and

'The mission of the tribunal is justice and

ticed civil

Mt. Angel Seminary in St. Benedict, Ore., and received her degree in canon law from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Ontario. at

practice of law to

pursue a vocation

from the study theology and to

in

the consecrated

Our Lady of Mercy

(704)

370-3354

or

life.

way to free up diocesan priests

to

WANT MORE INFO? For more information regarding the mar-

serve parishes exclusively, rather than dividing

riage nullity process, contact the diocesan

thier time between parishes and the tribunal.

Tribunal Office at (704) 370-3342 or

nullity allows divorced

people to receive the sacraments again,

tribunal.html.

Sister Richardson thinks of the tribunal as a

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tribunal as a

diocesan tribunal, Hildreth functioned as

said.

February after more then 30 years of dedicated work

Sister Richardson retired

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A light in the world Pope John Paul II was hero

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Pope John Paul II walked with me through my adolescence and into adult-

Theology on Tap

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Program helps youngpeople discover God The so-called new Theology on Tap is not so new after all. It may be new to me, who studied theology a long time ago, but young

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We know that this new approach

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Discovery

while

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and nowhere to be found: they were hungry for the "word" appealing to their spiritual needs and they were thirsty for running water, rather than stagnant water.

The quest for God may have taken different approaches throughout the centuries and w henever theology brings you closer to God, that's good theology in-

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it's

an inner struggle

is

and

to maintain

develop quality relationships with ourselves,

God and

the Scripture as

applies to our everyday

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lives; third, to

a

others; second, to study it

Catholic identity

way of life rather than an ideology.

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ongoing process: awakening, illumination and discovery. "God is

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Pope John Paul II showed up on the scene when I really needed a positive role model. As a teen-ager, I moved from a Catholic neighborhood to North Carolina where the percentage of Catholics was very small. But how could I feel sorry for myself or give up? I watched the pope travel all over the world and meet with so

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people

gious

belief.

who did not share his reliHe would be my example,

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for

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I

Column KATHY

SCHMUGGE GUEST COLUMNIST

stood alone in

my

I believe every Catholic has a story or a certain stirring in the soul that re-

sulted

from Pope John Paul

my friend,

II.

For me, he

member whom I looked up to with love and trust. He was there to fill my heart with hope when the was

a family

world seemed to speak only of darkness.

But as we all know, it is very difficult to let go of someone we love, even when we know they have gone to a far greater place the very place of which the pope reminded us all to never lose sight.

Some say that he will go down in history as "Pope John Paul the Great," but for me he has already won that title.

His greatness was his ability to love un-

—

ceasingly.

When

grow weary

I

daily struggles, unsure

he saying, "Keep almost there."

finish the race,

is

if I will

in

always ahead of

on

my

be able to

going,

me

we're

Now in my mind's eye, I see him standing with Christ on the finish line and with confidence, us

all

I

see

them both cheering

on.

facing ridicule and contempt. His

gentleness reminded

and how we do

sacraments and prayer.

rather than a

I

geously proclaimed the truth.

"I

Open your eyes."

At that very moment,

dynamic-

we receive make our journey rea-

me you

not

It's

Eventually God rings again and says,

The

see three stages of the

times.

my next-door neighbor."

fested himself to us

first,

it

the door and said, "God,

points to a specific format, which

topics, there

did

many

our doorbell

We even opened

gram

the attendees:

why

take you so long?"

the joy of discovering

in

lives

beauti-

there, probably

surprising smile, says: "John,

While the Theology on Tap pro-

and clear

our

sleeping or in coma; then Christ, with a

deed.

requires balanced and learned speakers

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along

all

in

we experience a

exciting because

God rang

the pride, not

struggles but would not lose

Cap.

There is nothing unusual about having a gathering of young men and women, laughing and talking in an informal setting

felt

American, familiar with the history of a country that had overcome enormous

refer.

I

I

as

only as a Catholic, but also as a Polish

AURILIA,

OFM

to

remember the day he was chosen

the vicar of Christ.

FATHER JOHN

details

America magazine (2003),

in

Guest

distance, and a friend in times of

Guest

years old since Father John Cusik, director

of young adult ministry

distractions

inspiration

stant figure of hope, a lighthouse in the

I

it is

As

and it always helped me to get back on track.

The Holy Father was for me a con-

in new way

2005

it

me

that

what we do

really matters.

Kathy Schmugge is a correspondentfor The Catholic News

& Herald.

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2005

15,

April

The

The parish

case of Terry Schiavo

parking lot

Are those who cannot speak in danger/ The

case of Terri Schiavo

common.

The whole country was her

planner's auto

not un-

is

transfixed by

preserved even

Parish

Even people

and death because nearly every one

life

of us will have to deal with these end-of-life issues sometime.

I

begun,

would not want to live like Terri Schiavo."

However, in the concrete we often think

in

He no

an accident.

could speak or swallow. His

was sus-

life

two years on

tained for nearly

longer

a feeding

tube similar to Terri Schiavo's.

He eventually died of other causes,

but

If

were a practicing Catholic, this case never would have been in the courts, the Florida legislature or the U.S. Congress. He would have consulted the church's teaching on end-of-life issues. He would have Paul says in

1

densome

suicide in

Catholic teaching sees life

to believers).

The courts and legislators never should in the case. As a result of their involvement, we now have crossed the

have been involved

line into state-ordered euthanasia.

This outcome is part of the slippery slope

life

as good.

We

to society.

They were not coun-

terproductive.

This

This case puts us in a dangerous position. We now have a case in which a judge has ordered the death of an innocent person

We do

not have the right to take our and we do not have the right to take the life of another innocent person by

However, we are not obligated to use extraordinary means to preserve life. We

She never appointed a health care proxy. All the judge had to go on was hearsay evidence from her husband that "she would not want to

can refuse surgery, chemotherapy, radia-

live this

assisted suicide or euthanasia.

drug therapy, etc. what is considered "extraordi-

vanced health care

What

hospital

is

extraor-

Sudan refugee camp.

However, we always are obligated not to withhold ordinary means of sustaining life, which the church has defined as food, water and air.

We do not decide what kinds of life are worth living. Innocent human life is to be in a

way."

of

Courts now are deciding what kind is worth sustaining. Maybe they

life

now

will decide that the retarded, the

insane and people with degenerative dis-

for a

my first car.

admit $45 in 1966 went a lot it does today. As a matter of a $45, 1953 Ford Fairlane and $5 in I

gas could get a 17-year-old around town for quite a while in those days.

Regardless,

if

we average

Joes and

Janes are concerned about today's escalating

what it is doing to These dedicated people have been working diligently to repaint parking spaces and re-enforce asphalt to accommodate the enormous vehicles pafuel prices, just think

rishioners have been buying to satisfy the

not worth sustaining.

a

who

puts every sick person

cannot speak for himself or herself at

risk.

mode of transport

than the average commuter

Now

larger

train.

fuel prices threaten to

monuments

sales of these

As our population ages and medical rise, this

own

craving to

eases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's are

costs

more

just spent

paid for

parish parking lot planners.

parents and the rest of her family.

ordinary in an

room might be

directive.

That evidence was contradicted by her

tion therapy,

nary" will vary.

OK,

I

I

further than fact,

Terri Schiavo never signed an ad-

true:

is

tank of gas than

based on "hearsay" evidence.

life,

dinary

(i.e.

to

as stewards, not masters.

when they can be "holy ones"

Oregon and now has moved

court-ordered "euthanasia" in Florida.

American

by recourse to the

CNS COLUMNIST

through assisted

bring our disputes before secular judges settled

DAN MORRIS

legalized abortion, continued

Just

Corinthians 6 not to

the pa-

not burdensome to her or particularly bur-

allowed the feeding to continue7St.

(e.g.

is

was begun with

own

Terri Schiavo's husband, Michael,

not terminate them un-

into a culture of death that

hold

he did not starve to death.

headache

vegetative

dying anyway).

In the Schiavo case they were clearly not useless. They kept her alive. They were tient

CNS COLUMNIST

was a

It

graced time.

we should

counterproductive or useless

differently.

was injured

in a "persistent

they are burdensome to the patient,

less

FATHER PETER J. DALY

"I

A few years ago my uncle Bill, a priest,

life

nary means. Once these procedures are

have sat with dozens of

In the abstract people often say,

the "quality" of

state" should be given life-sustaining ordi-

Diary

making these difficult decisions.

families

when

appears low to "healthy" people.

dampen So

to metal.

parish parking lot people are caught in a field

of confusion. Should they start re-

repainting to

welcome the new hybrid fuel mapping out

sippers? Should they consider

different sections of parking lots for differ-

ent types of vehicles?

Schiavo and the echoes of abortion

Terri

Are pastors

really giving

thought to

ownCan it

scheduling Masses for classes of car ers rather than language groups?

possibly be true that

JUDGES SHOULD NOT HAVE POWER TO ORDER DEATHS OF INNOCENTS

did not want to raise a genetically

"I

compromised child," she wrote. "I did not want my children compelled to care for their

are using

Life

Issues

writing,

March

31, after

two weeks.

fused food and water for horrific

nist

having been re-

treatment of her

In the

— which colum-

Nat Hentoff, an expert on the

Ammendment,

calls

First

the longest public ex-

ecution in American history

— we

can hear

First, the question

asked repeatedly

'What would

is,

in

Terri have

wanted?"

With no more evidence than

the

word

of her disaffected husband, a Florida judge agreed with his conclusion that she would not have wanted to live this way.

perfect baby,

I

died.

I

The

wanted a genetically

Tensions are

I chose to end his life."

This is why disability rights groups have spoken out against selective abortion, and came out in force in favor of saving Terri Schiavo. They are challengI

—

life

such as Terri's

meaningless or worse, robs others of their freedom. They are fighting the culture-of-death perception that death is better than living with a disability. And they should know.

There

The

is

another parallel to abortion.

Florida judge ordered not only that

Terri Schiavo's feeding tube be removed,

but also that no attempts be

provide her with food or water. Guards

a natural death process to take

made

and to

for her family

l>e

members and loved ones

free to continue their lives."

This type of calculation happens every day when prenatal tests show a possible disability in

taught

an unborn

women

Our culture has 'Would the child

child.

to ask,

way?" And to decide that the compassionate answer is, "No." A recent "no regrets" article on abortion in Salon.com showed one

want

to live this

woman's thinking:

standing watch at her hospice

made

to

room door

sure her parents did not wet her

parched

lips.

Roe

Wade, the Supreme Court

said the Constitution gives a

woman

right "to terminate her pregnancy." But

years of court rulings reveal an even terrible truth

about Roe

In striking

v.

more

Wade.

down New

Jersey's par-

popular

tial-birth abortion ban, for'example, fed-

wheels and

judge Maryanne Barry said a fetus is not "in the process of being 'born' at the time of its demise" because "[V] woman

There are rumors that some Catholic Schwarzenegermobile owners have complained that parish parking lot speed

seeking an abortion

are too wimpy. They've requested "speed

eral

is

plainly not seeking

tires.

to give birth." In other words, a child

humps" the

marked

can "catch some

for death

different

from

a

is

something wholly

"wanted" child

in

the

same physical location.

Every human life has incalculable worth and meaning, no matter its age or No judge should have the power to order the death of a weak and helpless

—

in

or out of the

womb.

the soul of Terri Schiavo rest

size

is

the director of

planning and information for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Secretariat for

Pro-Life Activities.

of small volcanoes so they air"

on

their

way out of the

parking lot.

The

latter (the cars,

not the parishio-

ners) overlap edges of outdated parking

spaces and feature threateningly tinted win-

dows and hubcaps the size of sonar stations.

There have been rumors of Road War Utility Vehicle owners stepping out of their vehicles onto the shoulders of fellow parish-

However, the Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq.

bumps

ioners while pretending not to see them.

in peace.

the

30

Made

the Schwarzenegermobile.

by the governor of California and the war in Iraq, this massive machine resembles a chrome cargotainer with earthmover

May v.

War Utility Vehicles. my personal favorite is

For the record,

GUEST COLUMNIST

human being

to die.

In

by the Road

Esq.

granted, but an order that Terri Schiavo be

made

parishioners

adults) have been increasingly intimidated

CLEAVER RUSE,

condition.

it

many

been driving traditionalist cars

(designed to hold just a half dozen or so

CATHY

was not a right to remove medical treatment that was In other words,

rising.

the one hand,

who have

is

was whether Terri "would choose to continue the constant nursing care and the supporting tubes" or would "wish to permit course

One

could control,

appeals court agreed, saying the question

its

Forum

and because that was something

ing the notion that a

the echoes of the abortion mentality.

press reports

brother after

rural parishes

Utility Vehicles as

mission chapels?

...

Terri Schiavo died the morning of this

some

War

Road

RWUV

Catholics counter

when someone is enough to park under them.

At this time it is unknown if the bishops

that this can easily happen silly

will address the issue at their

meeting in June.

April

15,

2005

The Catholic News & Herald 16

IN

THE NEWS

new pontiff

Papal tailor gearing up for

Gammarelli's shop has served almost every 20th-centurypope by

BENEDICTA CIPOLLA

theon

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

ROME

When

"Habemus

Square, most of the faithful will be wait-

name of the 265th

an area chock

of stores

full

Pope John XXIII, one of the more rotund pontiffs in recent memory, almost burst the buttons of his first cassock, while the slender and short Pope John Paul I found even the smallest out-

papam!" (We have a pope!) rings out from the balcony overlooking St. Peter's ing for the

in

selling clerical garb.

leader of

the Catholic Church, their upturned

fit

gazes fixed on his

served every 20th-century pontiff except for

When Pope John Paul II stepped onto the balcony, clad in one of the shop's white cassocks, Gammarelli breathed a sigh of relief.

"He carried himself beautifully. Before the last few years, when he began to be stooped over, he was a handsome man," Gammarelli told CNS. "He was easy to work with, very simple."

Once an order comes in from a new pope, Gammarelli and his team head to the Apostolic Palace to take measurements, which they keep on file for

Pope Pius XII, who stuck with

future requests.

face.

Filippo Gammarelli will be anxiously

new pontiff s body.

As papal tailor, Gammarelli will be more concerned with measurements and scrutinizing the

mental calculations for the outfits the new pope will need in the days following the election.

While it is not certain the next pope upon his services, Gammarelli's

will call

— founded

shop bear,

in 1798 by Antonio Gammarelli

his fore-

—

his

too long.

Books dating back decades contain

family's tailor.

A

few days before the April 18 start of the conclave, Gammarelli delivered three sets of outfits to the Vatican, identical except for size: small, medium and large.

About 10 tailors and seamstresses were racing to finish the order just 48 hours before the deadline. One woman worked only on hand-sewn buttonholes, 30 per cassock, while another employee focused his attention on more than 200

the arm, waist, inseam and head mea-

surements of thousands of priests, bishops and cardinals, who can phone in an order from across the globe unless, of course, weight fluctuations have im-

—

CNS

pacted their

Much of the pomp and circumstance surrounding the papacy died out with Pope Paul VI, who got rid of the papal tiara and insisted on an unadorned marble slab to mark his tomb.

cassock with attached capelet, a white

a paring down of pontifical and other ecclesiastical clothing. Pope Pius

cassock and matching red capelet

abolished cardinals' silk trains, and thus

with buttons up the front, a skullcap, a

also the servants trailing behind to carry

sash and red leather shoes.

them, and the decorative ermine trim and ostrich-plumed fans favored by pontiffs past went the way of the papal court and portable throne that footmen carried through the crowds.

silk

set consists of a white

wool

pope's presentation to the public, he

will quickly

don the

tailor

Rome where papal vestments are displayed in the shop's window. Gammarelli's shop, founded in 1798 by Antonio Gammarelli, has served every 20th-century pontiff shop

in

except for Pope Pius

XII.

shop delivered papal

outfits in three different sizes to the Vatican.

A few days before the

April

18 start of the conclave, the

brought

After the election and before the

new

Annibale Gammarelli (right) stands with his nephew April 12 outside the family's

Likewise, the last half-century has

silk-covered buttons.

Each

photo from Reuters

sizes.

outfit that best ap-

proximates his size and sartorial taste.

"We hope one of them will fit, more or less," Gammarelli said in an interview with Catholic News Service in his store, located on a tiny street behind the Pan-

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704.549.4600 X1028 B77 .402. 4600 (tollfree) 704.516.9682 (cell)

David Hains, Director of Communication, Diocese of Charlotte, S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203.

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